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Crane

Date1731
Object PlaceMeissen, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
MediumHardpaste porcelain
ClassificationsPosters
Credit LineGift of Robert H. Tannahill
Object number66.17
DescriptionLarge white glazed figure of a crane standing on a heavy cylindrical base in the form of bulrushes. The right leg is bent, its claw grasps a protruding knob; the head is bent backwards and rests on his left wing.
On View
On view
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Sculpture & Decorative, Gallery 3
ProvenanceRt. Hon. Lord Hastings, Melton Constable, Norfolk, England.